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Northwest Analytics executive will keynote the BIT 3rd Annual World Congress of Food

International conference will take place August 29-31, 2014 in Changchun, China.

Portland, Oregon  13 August, 2014-  Peter Guilfoyle, vice president of marketing for Northwest Analytics, will be one of the keynote speakers at the BIT 3rd Annual World Congress of Food, being held August 29-31 in Changchun, China.

Attracting leaders in manufacturing, technology and the biosciences, the conference provides a channel for exchange of global ideas and information. This year's conference will focus on technology-based solutions for today’s top food challenges. Mr. Guilfoyle's keynote topic is, “Food Safety is Not a Top Priority, Only a Top Concern.”

“We are honored BIT asked Northwest Analytics to keynote the conference and highlight how food safety must move from being a top concern for food manufacturers to a top operational priority instead,” noted Mr. Guilfoyle. “I'll talk about how leading industry companies are using a combination of the Food Safety Management System (FSMS) and enterprise manufacturing intelligence (EMI) to accomplish that initiative.”

Mr. Guilfoyle will also be highlighted in one of the conference sessions about how the use of manufacturing intelligence and analytics is enabling food manufacturersto move from react-and-respond to predict-and-prevent process management to improve food safety and lower operational risk.

Northwest Analytics provides manufacturing intelligence, data collection and integration, and analytics solutions for a variety of industries, including food and beverage. NWA customers include Cargill, Unilever, Wrigley, IAMS, SunMaid, Kettle Brand Foods and Craft Brewers Alliance. For more information on the BIT 3rd Annual World Congress of Food, visit the conference website.

 

About Northwest Analytics, Inc.
Northwest Analytics, Inc. is a leading provider of manufacturing intelligence, SPC and quality information software solutions for manufacturers. NWA delivers manufacturing-intelligence visibility, analytics, plant-floor quality data collection, management and monitoring, SPC charting, enterprise reporting, and real-time, embedded SPC to 35% of the Forbes 1000 manufacturers and more than 5,000 manufacturing customers worldwide. NWA has focused exclusively on manufacturing for more than 25 years, providing a powerful, easy-to-use suite of EMI, MI and SPC solutions that emphasize enterprise-wide integration, analysis and visibility.  NWA is the partner-of-choice when it comes to helping its customers increase operating efficiencies and throughput, while delivering a fast and effective ROI. For more information, visit www.nwasoft.com or call 503-224-7727.